Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Labor force, total, per square kilometre was 133.91 units per square kilometre in 2023. βΌ Falling
Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico, 1990β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force, total, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico is 133.91 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force, total, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico peaked at 160.68 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 122.01 units per square kilometre, in 2018.
That places Puerto Rico 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 143.5 units per square kilometre | 129.3 units per square kilometre | 154.15 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 154.07 units per square kilometre | 145.72 units per square kilometre | 160.68 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.61 units per square kilometre | 122.01 units per square kilometre | 141.55 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 131.29 units per square kilometre | 125.78 units per square kilometre | 133.91 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 33 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 138.14 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Virgin Islands U.S. 136.54 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Luxembourg 134.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 37 Sri Lanka 131.1 units per square kilometre compare
- 38 Trinidad and Tobago 129.51 units per square kilometre compare
- 39 Switzerland 128.98 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Puerto Rico
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 15,316 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.5% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 87.9% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 15,316 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force, total, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico?
- Labor force, total, per square kilometre in Puerto Rico was 133.91 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 160.68 units per square kilometre in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force, total, per square kilometre recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.01 units per square kilometre in 2018.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for labor force, total, per square kilometre?
- Puerto Rico ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is labor force, total, per square kilometre rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Labor force, total, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Labor force, total Γ· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Labor force, total International Labour Organization (ILO), type: estimates based on external database
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Labor force, total divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.